Book Review: God in Himself
How do we know God? Can we know God as he is in himself? Those are the questions on the back of God in Himself: Scripture, Metaphysics and the Task of Theology by Steven J. Duby. They are excellent questions … Continued
An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
How do we know God? Can we know God as he is in himself? Those are the questions on the back of God in Himself: Scripture, Metaphysics and the Task of Theology by Steven J. Duby. They are excellent questions … Continued
I’ve had this book on my shelves for years, and finally got round to re-reading it and reviewing it recently, as I was inspired by the publication of Steven Duby’s God in Himself. Peter Sanlon’s first book Simply God: Recovering the Classical Trinity … Continued
Reviewing books by N. T., or Tom, Wright is always an adventure. Partly because there are so many of them, partly because he has fans and detractors in similar numbers, and partly because his output is so broad, covering both … Continued
Occasionally I like to stretch my little grey cells by reading something technical, slightly outside of my comfort zone, that forces me to really engage the brain. This book, which I review nervously (as it is eminently possible that I … Continued
The name David Wells will likely be known to one subset of readers of this blog, and an unknown one to others. This book, though, should be of interest to anyone who reads this blog and/or is interested in issues … Continued
Alongside reading David Bentley Hart’s That All Shall Be Saved, a new book on universalism, I’ve been reading David F. Wells’ book (next two links to more on the book, as I haven’t reviewed them yet!) God in the Whirlwind: How the … Continued
I was intrigued to get hold of a review copy of this new, and quite substantial, book by Melvin Tinker. Having enjoyed his recent book on culture, with it’s slightly niche angle of ‘cultural marxism’, I was excited to read … Continued
There’s a typically terrible ‘Christian’ joke that remains in my memory despite my best efforts to expunge it and replace it with something useful, like train times or the exact order of the Minor Prophets. It goes like this: How … Continued
I’m rather late to the metaphorical party on this one – Salvation by Allegiance Alone was published in 2017 – but this book is one of the most compelling presentations of the Gospel as being for the whole of life that … Continued
I recently posted a review of a book that I couldn’t recommend, and have found the responses to that review on social media and in private correspondence very interesting. A trusted friend, with vastly more wisdom and learning than … Continued